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Mineral Resources Act 1989
sec.318BProposed petroleum lease declared a coordinated project
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### sec.318B Proposed petroleum lease declared a coordinated project
This section applies if—
before the making of the mining lease application, a project is declared a coordinated project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 that is, or includes, a proposed petroleum lease for the land; and
See the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 26 (Declaration of coordinated project).
the proponent for the coordinated project—
is, or includes, the authority to prospect holder; or
is someone else who has the authority holder’s consent.
A mining lease notice can not be issued for the mining lease application until the application for the proposed petroleum lease is decided.
However, subsection (2) ceases to apply if—
the proponent of the coordinated project does not make a petroleum lease application for the land within 1 year after the making of the declaration; or
a petroleum lease application for the land is made within the period mentioned in paragraph (a) and—
it does not comply with the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act ; or
it is decided; or
the proponent of the coordinated project has given written consent to the mining lease application.
s 318B ins 2004 No. 25 s 1020
amd 2012 No. 20 s 125 sch 1 ; 2012 No. 43 s 325 sch 2 ; 2014 No. 47 s 457C (amd 2016 No. 30 s 98 )
(sec.318B-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the making of the mining lease application, a project is declared a coordinated project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 that is, or includes, a proposed petroleum lease for the land; and See the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 26 (Declaration of coordinated project). the proponent for the coordinated project— is, or includes, the authority to prospect holder; or is someone else who has the authority holder’s consent.
(sec.318B-ssec.2) A mining lease notice can not be issued for the mining lease application until the application for the proposed petroleum lease is decided.
(sec.318B-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) ceases to apply if— the proponent of the coordinated project does not make a petroleum lease application for the land within 1 year after the making of the declaration; or a petroleum lease application for the land is made within the period mentioned in paragraph (a) and— it does not comply with the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act ; or it is decided; or the proponent of the coordinated project has given written consent to the mining lease application.
- (a) before the making of the mining lease application, a project is declared a coordinated project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 that is, or includes, a proposed petroleum lease for the land; and Note— See the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 26 (Declaration of coordinated project).
- (b) the proponent for the coordinated project— (i) is, or includes, the authority to prospect holder; or (ii) is someone else who has the authority holder’s consent.
- (i) is, or includes, the authority to prospect holder; or
- (ii) is someone else who has the authority holder’s consent.
- (i) is, or includes, the authority to prospect holder; or
- (ii) is someone else who has the authority holder’s consent.
- (a) the proponent of the coordinated project does not make a petroleum lease application for the land within 1 year after the making of the declaration; or
- (b) a petroleum lease application for the land is made within the period mentioned in paragraph (a) and— (i) it does not comply with the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act ; or (ii) it is decided; or
- (i) it does not comply with the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act ; or
- (ii) it is decided; or
- (c) the proponent of the coordinated project has given written consent to the mining lease application.
- (i) it does not comply with the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act ; or
- (ii) it is decided; or